Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Nike
Image View:
Overall view of body fragment from rear left, supported by steel brace
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
Location:
repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) s.n.
Location Note:
Piazza Museo, 19; Farnese Collection
GPS:
40.853378 14.250486
Date:
ca. 190-220 CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Hellenistic; Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
black basalt
Technique:
carving (processes)
Subjects:
deities; mythology (Classical); NIke; Victory; Victoria
Description:
Roman copy, from the end of the 2nd to early 3rd century CE, from a Greek Hellenistic original. Nike is the goddess of strength, speed, and victory. The body with swirling drapery is carved from black basalt. From the Farnese Collection. (Source: Naples National Archaeological Museum [website]; https://www.museoarc heologiconapoli.it/e n/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A3-R-NAM-NIKE-A02
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

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